Is this hypocritical?

[MobBoss]

An organization that receives public funding cannot be critical of the government? News to me. I think it's pretty clear that Rev.Wright is a little too keen on conspiracy theories, but if the different levels of government desire to give money away to organizations like his church, then he'd be crazy(er) not to take it.

I am not saying they couldnt be critical. I am saying is it hypocritical for the church to be critical of the government all the while taking their cash.

Comprehension is your friend.

 

[skadistic]

Yes we do. The churches aren't carrying their share of the property tax burden, so the shortfall comes from secular property holders.

Thats why a porn shop is better for your community then a church.

 

[JollyRoger]

I am not saying they couldnt be critical. I am saying is it hypocritical for the church to be critical of the government all the while taking their cash.

Comprehension is your friend.

I can't think of a single church that is not critical of the government. Maybe we should save them all of their hypocrisy and not give any of them any money.

 

[JollyRoger]

Thats why a porn shop is better for your community then a church.

Yeah, instead of requiring the porn shops to be at least 1,000 feet from schools, residences, churches, and each other, we should require that churches be at least 1,000 feet from schools, residences, porn shops, and each other.

 

[Narz]

I agree with you MobBoss that churches should not receive federal funds (or tax breaks) in a secular society.

 

[skadistic]

I never went to a church that had anything but the bible being preached. I wouldn't know if they were critical of the government.

 

[De Lorimier]

I am not saying they couldnt be critical. I am saying is it hypocritical for the church to be critical of the government all the while taking their cash.

And I am saying that it's not hypocritical, but smart, to accept funds to better your community while being critical of your government.

Comprehension is your friend.

/shrug

tsk tsk

 

[MobBoss]

I can't think of a single church that is not critical of the government.

You gotta go to church first. I havent ever been in a church that was critical of the government. /shrug.

Maybe we should save them all of their hypocrisy and not give any of them any money.

Only valid if you think all churchs are hypocritical. I dont.

 

[philippe]

I agree with you MobBoss that churches should not receive federal funds (or tax breaks) in a secular society.

seconded.

 

[MobBoss]

I agree with you MobBoss that churches should not receive federal funds (or tax breaks) in a secular society.

seconded.

Then by all means vote yes in the poll.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

What was the money used for?

Yet, he said there’s no way to know exactly how Trinity spent its millions in taxpayer money, since grant awards usually afford some latitude for discretionary use.

I guess that's a unknown.

He stressed that it’s clear the grants have helped Wright grow his once tiny ministry into a massive empire.

That would make Obama Vader.

Voted: I don't know, need more input.

edit: Oh wait, not an option,. so I'm not voting at all

 

[philippe]

Then by all means vote yes in the poll.

No, becuase you have formulated the poll in another way. If i vote yes, you would say that other churches who give criticism in the way you like to the USA government (or better not run by the trinity Church) should still receive funding from the government.

As you have said in your earlier posts:

I am not saying they couldnt be critical. I am saying is it hypocritical for the church to be critical of the government all the while taking their cash.

Maybe we should save them all of their hypocrisy and not give any of them any money.

Only valid if you think all churchs are hypocritical. I dont.

 

[Perfection]

Obviously the government didn't give them enough money.

 

[Berzerker]

I am saying is it hypocritical for the church to be critical of the government all the while taking their cash.

Where do you get your cash?

 

[Berzerker]

If I was the pastor, I'd take the money because it aint about me, its about helping the poor and someone (local pols) has deemed my organization an effective means of outreach. But as the pastor its still my job to criticize gov't when I think its screwing up.

 

[Berzerker]

Yeah, lets see Obama tied into these grants He's a local pol who made it big, maybe he's been pushing these grants for his Bud.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

First. I would like to know what exacly is hypocritical about taking money from the goverment, while being critical about it. I'd love to see this argument.

Second. Abandoning the word hypocrisy, is the OP suggesting withdrawing goverment support for churches that rally and lobby against Gay Marriage, Abortion, Stem Cell research and the like as well?

Because not supporting that point of view would be ... well ... you know.

 

[I'm Cleo!]

It's not hypocritical. It would be hypocritical if Pastor Wright urged everyone else not to take money from the federal government, and then took money from the federal government. Because, you know, that's what the word means.

Cleo

 

[Rik Meleet]

It's not hypocritical. It would be hypocritical if Pastor Wright urged everyone else not to take money from the federal government, and then took money from the federal government. Because, you know, that's what the word means.

Cleo

Saying one thing and doing the opposite is hypocricy.

Not blindly following the one you receive subsidies from is being unbribable.

 

[I'm Cleo!]

Rik Meleet,

Not blindly following the one you receive subsidies from is being unbribable.

Good point! If he had turned around after receiving millions of dollars and said that the federal government was all that was good in the world, it would be worse.

Cleo